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wind speed (knots)wind direction(degrees)SECOND WIN FOR SECOND NATURERace 5 Brighton Wednesday Wonders, Summer 2013 ~ 2104Almost six months ago to the day, SECOND NATURE (Paul Mentiplay)crossed the finish line in race 5 for her 1 st and only win of the winter series. At15:44:01 on 6 th November SECOND NATURE again crossed the finish line inrace 5 for her 1 st win of the summer series and second win in six months. Thecoincidence doesn’t quite end there with PIZAZZ (P Martyn & R Kemp)finishing 3 rd in last weeks race, and it was PIZAZZ that was in 2 nd place in thewinter series behind SECOND NATURE. Both races were in 15-20 knotnortherly breezes on a 9.8 nautical mile course.By the start of this race Fawkner Beacon indicated the breeze had eased from20 to 25 knots to around 20 knots and remained in the 15–20 knot band forthe rest of the race. As forecast, it was relatively consistent coming from thenorth-to-north northwest. Average wind gusts were an additional 30% strongerthan average wind speed. This is the highest percentage difference betweenthe average wind speed and gusts for any Wednesday during the current orprevious series. There were some anxious moments around number 7 asfickle winds caused yachts to make last minute tacks to avoid hitting the buoy.WW Summer Series 2013-14Race 5 Wind Speed & Direction3025201510501300 1330 1400 1430 1500 1530 1600 1630 1700 1730TimeWind Speed Wind Gusts Wind Direction36031527022518013590450With blue skies and bright sunshine 33 yachts took to the water to contest therace around course 14. This is a 6 leg, 9.8 nautical mile course around a largetriangle from 4 to 5 to 7 and back to 4 - distance of approximately 6.3 nauticalmiles. The remaining 3 legs form a small triangle of about 3.5 nautical miles.The combination of weather and course resulted in a good competition with 4early starters, 4 mid fleet starters and 3 late starters finishing amongst theearly finishers. Amongst the mid fleet finishers were 4 early starters, only 1mid fleet starter and 6 late starters. The majority of the late finisherscomprised 6 mid fleet starters, with 3 early starters and 2 late starters makingup the remainder.

numberWW Summer Series 2013-14 Race 5Where Early, Mid Fleet & Late Starters Finished76543210664 44331Early Mid Latefinishers2Early Starters Mid Fleet Starters Late StartersSECOND NATURE was not only one of the early starters but also an earlyfinisher getting away 8 seconds late for her 28-minute start from 11 th position.She rounded number 4 for the first time in 2 nd place at 15:09:11 and 35minutes 50 seconds later she was first across the finish line after sailing theentire course in 1:46:01. SECOND NATURE established the widest winningmargin of the day, 2 minutes 45 seconds ahead of FAST COMPANY (DanielEdwards) in second place. (Email Mark Windward with your recommendedhandicap adjustment for SECOND NATURE in race 6).FAST COMPANY was one of five yachts, including 3 other Farr 1020’s, with ahandicap of 29 minutes. After getting away in 15 th place within 16 seconds ofher handicap start FAST COMPANY rounded number 4 for the first time at15:10:16 in 5 th place. She then sailed around the small triangle gaining afurther 3 places before crossing the finish line in 2 nd place at 15:46:46 aftersailing the course in 1:47:46. She was the first of the record number of 5 Farr1020’s to finish race 5.Missing 2 nd place by a mere 6 seconds was PIZAZZ who started from 9 thplace, 11 seconds late for a 24-minute handicap start. PIZAZZ crossed thefinish line at 15:46:52 after sailing the course in 1:52:52. She rounded number4 for the first time at 15:09:10 when she was in 1 st place but during the final 37minutes 42 seconds of her race she was overtaken by SECOND NATURE.

Getting around the course in the fastest time of 1:29:31 was WHITE SPIRIT(Timothy Say). This was 4 minutes 7 seconds faster than ESPRIT (GaryAnderson), which was a further 4 minutes 8 seconds faster than 3 rd fastest,THE SECRETARY (George Shaw). Twenty-one of the 33 yachts sailed thecourse in less than 2 hours with an average sail time of 1:53:22.WW Summer Series 2013-14Race 5 Sail Timetime (hh:mm:ss)00:00:00 00:28:48 00:57:36 01:26:24 01:55:12 02:24:00 02:52:48yachtWHITE SPIRITESPRITTHE SECRETARYWICKEDINSXALIBICARPE DIEMBARNSTORM ERLEBROKWIND SPEEDBELLABLUSECOND NATUREPRIM OFAST COM PANYPUBLIC BARUPBEATPIZAZZARABESQUEJOHNNY B. GOODEWAVELENGTHCHEQUEM ATETEQUILAM AGICFORZADOFIREFOXSURIDEJA VUFOGGY DEWM OANACASSANDRA M ELBOURNESALTSHAKERAIRWAVESPIPPA01:29:3101:33:3801:37:4601:37:5501:41:3801:41:5101:41:5401:43:3801:43:4501:44:1901:44:4001:46:0101:46:1401:47:4601:51:0601:51:0701:52:5201:53:2401:55:3201:56:3301:59:5602:01:1702:02:1402:02:2802:02:4302:03:0802:04:0102:04:5602:06:5502:07:4302:07:5602:14:0702:22:36

Start of the day was again keenly contested with 4 yachts starting too earlyand being penalised 5 minutes. However, it was PIPPA (Jeffrey Woolhouse)the first yacht to start race 5 that won with a time of 2 seconds. Only 1 secondbehind was MAGIC (Phil Spry Bailey) and FOGGY DEW (Jo O’Grady) thencame LEBROK (Theo Korbel) and WHITE SPIRIT with a time of 4 seconds.WW Summer Series 2013-14Race 5 Start of the Daytime (seconds)0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350yachtP IP P AF OGGY D EWM A GICLEB R OKWH IT E SP IR ITA LIB IF IR EF OXSEC ON D N A T UR EF OR Z A D OP IZ A Z ZB ELLA B LUC H EQUEM A T EM OA N AUP B EA TF A ST C OM P A N YIN SXT EQUILAC A R P E D IEMESP R ITA IR WA VESA R A B ESQUEP R IM OT H E SEC R ET A R YSA LT SH A KERJOH N N Y B . GOOD EC A SSA N D R A M ELB OUR N ESUR ID EJA VUWA VELEN GT HWIN D SP EEDP UB LIC B A RB A R N ST OR M ERWIC KED23344678911111212131618192223252929293235557198108300300300300

positionEven though rounding number 4 for the first time marked the two-thirds markin the race, numerous positional changes took place throughout the whole ofrace 5. No yacht finished in the same place it started. Starting from 25 th placeINSX (Rob Sills) lost 4 places going around the first three legs but gained 12places sailing the final three legs. WHITE SPIRIT set out from 30 th positionmoved up to 15 th by the first rounding of number and went on to gain a further11 places to finish 4 th .WW Summer Series 2013-14Race 5 Position at Start, No 4 & Finish35302520151050PIPPACASSANDRA MELBOURNECHEQUEMATEAIRWAVESSALTSHAKERMOANAJOHNNY B. GOODEFOGGY DEWPIZAZZSURISECOND NATUREMAGICFORZADOFAST COMPANYTEQUILAARABESQUEFIREFOXDEJA VUyachtStart No 4 FinishWAVELENGTHBELLABLULEBROKUPBEATPRIMOALIBIINSXESPRITTHE SECRETARYWIND SPEEDPUBLIC BARWHITE SPIRITCARPE DIEMBARNSTORMERWICKEDThe Farr 1020’s must have breathed a collective sigh of relief at the end ofrace 5 after finally completing a race this summer that contributed to theirseries. There were five yachts in the race all starting from a handicap of 29minutes. Was this the first time five 1020’s raced against each other in WW? Itwas a close contest on the first leg out to number 5 but at the first rounding ofnumber 4, FAST COMPANY (Daniel Edwards) had established a significantlead. The final result of the race was as follows:Place Boat Name Skipper Elapsed Time1 FAST COMPANY Daniel Edwards 1:47:462 ARABESQUE Albert Doggett 1:53:243 WAVELENGTH Brendan Kruger 1:56:334 TEQUILA Alan Collins 2:01:175 FORZADO Bruce Dobbie 2:02:28

Murmurs heard by Mark Windward, Race 5Why is it that with a name like Second Nature, this yacht came first?Mr Paul Handicapper would like to point out that for Race 5 the handicapswere done by Rob Sill. Rob in INSX started off 45mins, started 18 secondslate and finished 17 th , 18 seconds in front of Salt Shaker.There was quite a gap between first to last positions in this race.At the start it was: 39mins ~ 13.40 to 14.19First time past No 4: 17.40 mins ~ 15:26 to 15.09At the finish: 19mins ~ 15:44 to 16:03It is understood that one of the larger yachts (who does not object to thespeed of the wind) has some concerns about racing out to No 5 and would bepleased if races did not go out to this marker.It is not so much the rounding of number 5 but having to avoid Number 1 onthe way back to the shore. It looked like they were ready for a fast tackaround No 1 (not a part of the course on that leg) but managed to just avoidcollecting it.It doesn’t pay to do “interesting things” if there is a gallery to watch you.Those watching intensely should be careful not to tread on the switch forelectric winches in the excitement.No1 buoy did create a bit of a traffic jam on the second triangle, with a fewwaves being created. It is being considered that a non-indelible paint is goingto be applied to all marks of the course for future races.The race and wind did create some “Chicken” confrontations as yachtscoming back, particularly after rounding No 1, found themselves head on toyachts behind approaching the mark.Number 7 lived up to its reputation of being nasty. Quite a few yachts stalledat the mark. A yacht about 1020 long would have to feel a little hard done bygetting a ‘Starboard’ call just when they were about to round.It was a change to see Daniel lost for words at presentation time. He hasbeen there so often. When asked if Arabesque might be a faster yacht hewas a little lost for words. They were not that far apart. A good way topromote a yacht that is for sale is to have it compete against 4 other yachts ofthe same class.A Swell Idea!Wavelength has a new tactic for close racing. It is called ‘hide behind awave’. Brendan has tested this tactic out in the recent Club Marine Series.For an excellent photo of what I think is Wavelength CLICKThe handicapper misquoted the Pippa skipper a little bit. His suggestion wasnot for 45 ft. yachts to be restricted. He thinks that there should be a limit tothe amount of 50 footers, as they use up too much wind. There tends to be alack of wind after they pass for about 5 or 10 minutes. You battle to get

windward and clean air, and then they round in front of you using up all thewind.The very early starters had to trust the forecast of abating winds. You willnote from Windward Buoy’s graph just at the official start time of the race thewind was at 23 knts gusting to just under 30 knts. With the experience of thelast few weeks, there was talk of going out with a reef in the main and No 3.The forecast was correct and the breeze did moderate but it did not swing tothe NNE.Thanks once again to MICHAEL BLAIR of BLAIR SHIPWRIGHTS 0422 209756 for sponsoring the start of the day hull scrub.You should not need a reminder about your safety declaration due last month.To get the required form CLICKWW Race 10 will carry a prize for the first placed registered entry from an MGowner or previous owner on board (Crew or Skipper).To register your entry all you have to do is send Mark Windward a photo ofyour MG (with details) between now and race 9. Reply to Mark WindwardBrian Barnes is the latest entry to the MG Race following a little persuasionfrom St George, the sponsor of the race.Brian’s MG’s are below:MG F 2000 Anniversary F1 roadster.And MG B Mk II,1970Brian has previously owned: MG TD, MG Y saloon, MG B 1969 Mk 1.

Pippa Crew Interest storyWorld’s oldest sailing clipper in London for final farewellStory in Sail NewsClick here to read the latest story and progress of the City of AdelaideCLICKGai Woolhouse’s (nee Wilcox) Great Grandfather sailed on the City ofAdelaide on her inaugural voyage, and then 4 or so more times often with hisyoung family.On one trip retuning to London he hired 2 additional cabins for the voyage.They were fitted with cages for lots of exotic birds to sell in London. Gai’sgrandfather was born on this journey and was given the middle name“Seaborn”, a name passed down to Gai’s father and brother. (No Gai doesnot have that as one of her names, thank goodness!).Afloat Magazine is now “on line” in addition to the free printed copies that aregiven to the club that are placed in the library. Windward Buoy and Markrecommend it for a good read and is one of the best Australian sailingmagazines.You may like to check out an article about the SYC Century Class race in thelatest on line addition.CLICKVanuatu Words:From last week: Basket belong titi ~ In English would be called a braFor this week: What is a:wan smol box blong white man, oli scratchem beli I singout gudfala…

Race four question and answerI was a sailor on a ship that arrived very early in the settlement of Australia.I was born in Scotland. I became famous because I kept a diary, which hassince been published. It was never supposed to be made public because itcontained very personal information. It can now be read online, plus many ofthe letters I wrote home to my wife.A correct answer was received from Dr P.A.It was Ralph Clarke 1755 ~ 1794 and his vegie patch is now known as ClarkeIsland in Sydney Harbour.On 23 June 1784 he married Betsy Alicia, their son, Ralph Stuart, was bornon 23 August 1785. Anxious for promotion, Clark volunteered for duty atBotany Bay. In May 1787 he sailed in the Friendship in the First Fleet.To read a summary of his rather unhappy life at Sydney and later at NorfolkIsland, and more details visit CLICK.His diary is held by the NSW Library. The original pages can be viewed online ClickRace 5 question - also comes from the NSW Library.What is the name of this ship and what was it used for?Given the overcrowding in some Victorian government accommodation theuse of shipping might be used again to solve a Victorian government’sproblem. Mark’s Great great uncle had a job on this ship when it was inWilliamstown. This was before he left for the goldfields and later set up a shopin Malmsbury.The ship’s survival until 1946, and its use after it left Australia, is aninteresting and unique story.What is the name of this ship and what was it used for?Send your answer to Mark Windward

Thanks for all the contributions to this report. Especially to Windward Buoy, StGeorge and for MG bottle of wine prize, The Phantom scribe, Brian Barnes,Gai Woolhouse Dr. Peter A and the princes in the tower, the bar personal,Monica, to a few other who wish to remain an non e mouse and especially toEloise who came back from Bali especially to put the race report onto theSYC web site.Send your contribution to Mark Windward